tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19806860.post113501653637817368..comments2023-03-29T02:43:37.471+05:30Comments on geo/graphi/culture: Hood House Holdings, LLPBen Pivenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357766238803904782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19806860.post-1136860315409750322006-01-10T08:01:00.000+05:302006-01-10T08:01:00.000+05:30in response to the post above, there's no doubt th...in response to the post above, there's no doubt that the Hood House would be irreverent towards stereotypical hood culture. the hood house stands to reinvent how we define the hood, because there's so much room for deconstructing and reconstructing our urban space. however, our conception always would seek to redefine the notion of urban renewal. we would be unabashedly anti-yuppie and anti-corporate in orientation. of course, on the surface, it appears that the hood house is minstrelizing hood culture. it's tempting to view this economic and cultural experiment as an invasion (either ideological or economic), and the hood house would certainly invert standard social procedure. either way, rising property taxes wouldn't be too kind on the hood house or on the surrounding generic hood houses. what more, it is of course ultimately most admirable to extricate hood residents from their current blight. fellow hood residents would be encourage to join in the process of hood deconstruction.Ben Pivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357766238803904782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19806860.post-1135060112614904542005-12-20T11:58:00.000+05:302005-12-20T11:58:00.000+05:30smoke machines, motion sensors that start playing ...smoke machines, motion sensors that start playing scientist, im pei pyramids on the roofs, park in the alley, dancefloors that light up (like in mj's bad), fireman's poles, soundproofed concert venue in the basement, tunnels that connect all the houses, gun turrets, wrought iron art deco staircases, industrial chic steel furniture, rottweilers (rockwilders?), fishpond outside with carp (connected to indoor aquarium)...just a few ideasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com